Littleton's Gracefull Cafe, 5610 S. Curtice St., hosted its monthly free Community Breakfast recently and Littleton Rotary Club volunteers, their friends, and family provided the staffing. Funding provided by the Littleton Rotary Foundation covered the meal costs. Many friends in the community look forward to their free community breakfasts every month. Friends from all backgrounds get to enjoy a meal together at no cost to them, unless they wish to donate towards Grace in Action meals. $1343 in donations was raised beyond the cost of the breakfast. These donations will provide Grace in Action (free) meals to friends who really need it. This unique Littleton restaurant is a community treasure, and Littleton Rotary is proud to support such a worthwhile enterprise.

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Rotarians recently partnered with Friends of The Dillon Ranger District (FDRD) to restore the damaged fencing at the top of Loveland Pass. This heavily trafficked and popular tourist spot is remarkable for its scenic beauty. It's also popular as the trail head for the West Ridge Trail leading to the summit of the 12, 479’ mountain locally known as Rotary Peak. The old fencing helped to keep visitors on the established paths and off sensitive terrain, but had deteriorated to such a degree that Rotarians determined something needed to be done. It was an embarrassment to have visitors from around the world see the broken-down condition of the approach to one of our state's significant scenic wonders – the Continental Divide at 11,990'.

 

Joining with the FDRD, members of the Summit County and Littleton Rotary clubs worked together in restoring all the damaged buck-and-rail sections, and adding several new sections. Materials were secured and the project was directed by the FDRD Project Manager Doozie Martin. Public service trail maps and guides produced by Rotary Club donations here happily received by visitors and hikers. Those who successfully made the 1.5 mile hike to Rotary Peak were presented with a commemorative “I Climbed Rotary Peak” pin as evidence of their accomplishment.

 

Rotary once again proves that it has the means and ability to work together addressing needs at home and around the world. Future projects on the trails at Loveland Pass and on Rotary Peak are in the process of being evaluated.

 

During a PTO meeting back in 2012 at Centennial Academy of Fine Arts Education (formerly known as Centennial Elementary), concern was raised about the growing number of students whose only regular meals were those lunches provided by the school. Many of those students had very little food over the weekends and started the school week famished.